Welcome

Welcome to the Blog of the Bradford Ornithological Group (BOG). Here you will find information about the latest sightings, an archive of information and a gallery photos of the birds of this area of West Yorkshire, England. We are an active group dedicated to the study and conservation of birds within this region which is situated amongst the Pennines of Northern England.

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CONTACT - recorder@bradfordbirding.org

Friday 30 April 2021

Friday 30 April 2021

Storiths Road, Barden - Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, Redstarts, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiff-Chaff.

Brian Vickers


 Sconce Lane area - Grasshopper Warbler seen & heard, pair of C Whitethroat, 3 Linnet, pair of Little Owls, 4 Oystercatchers, Cuckoo heard & Willow Warblers in nearly every small tree. (Gropper was between the scout camp & the old holiday chalets)

Shaun Radcliffe

 

Thursday 29 April 2021

Thursday 29 April 2021

 Low Moor Banks, South Bradford - 2 Common Whitethroat, 4 Willow Warbler (one pair nest building)


Sighting & foto by Martyn Priestley

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Common Whitethroat singing briefly & seen amongst blackberry bush plus Blackcap & Chiff-Chaff.

Shaun Racliffe & John Preshaw

Sconce Lane area - small flock of 11 Fieldfare in the evening.

Mark Scrimshaw

Wednesday 28 April 2021

Baildon Moor - single Swift seen. Also Cuckoo still calling in the Sconce area.

Mark Scrimshaw

Strid Woods - besides the recent migrants mentioned by previous observers, nice foto of a Treecreeper received from Steve Meredith.


 


Tuesday 27 April 2021

Tuesday 27 April 2021

 Bridgehouse Beck, Haworth - pair of Dippers with two young. Nearby, Mistle Thrushes with 3 large chicks in nest.

Howard Creber

Monday 26 April 2021

Monday 26 April 2021

 Baildon Golf Course - Cuckoo

Jeremy Taylor

River Aire, Ireland Bridge, Bingley - pair of Dippers have fledged two young under an arch.

Matthew Rawnsley

Strid Woods - Redstart, pair of Goosander, 2 pair of Grey Wagtail, pair of Common Sandpiper, 3 singing Pied Flycatchers, Woodcock, L B B, several Mandarin drakes, singing Blackcap s& Willow Warblers.


 L B B foto & sightings from Roger Nelson.

Sunday 25 April 2021

Trough Lane - 10 Wheatear

Nab Water Lane - 4 Wheatear

Brian Vickers 

Sunday 25 April 2021

Saturday 24 April 2021

 Trough Lane - single Whinchat, 5 Wheatear

Nab Water Lane - 5 Wheatear, Skylarks

Brian Vickers


Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - Oystercatcher, Blackcap, Chiff-Chaff

Shaun Radcliffe

Friday 23 April 2021

Thursday 22 April 2021

 Trough Lane - 2 Wheatear

Nab Water Lane - 4 Wheatear

Leeshaw Reservoir - 6 Tufted Duck, 7 Redshank, 3 Dunlin, Cormorant & Swallows.

Brian Vickers

Wednesday 21 April 2021

Wednesday 21 April 2021

Hazlewood Moor - Whinchat (an early date), 2 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat.

Roger Nelson

Stockbridge Reserve (members only) - both Sedge & Reed Warblers singing this morning.

Jon Middleton 

Tuesday 20 April 2021

Tuesday 20 April 2021

Glovershaw - 120 Golden Plover, 2 Little Owl, 4 Curlew, Snipe drumming, 2 Willow Warbler. Also Lapwing chicks seen.

foto & sightings by Steve Meredith



Leathley area - 6 Redstarts, Green Woodpecker.

Foto & sighting from Jon Budworth



Keighley Reservoir - Common Sandpiper, 4 Wheatear near Slippery Ford.

Ian Skayman

 Low Wood, Riddlesden - 2 male Pied Flycatchers, Green Woodpecker, Blackcaps, Treecreepers, Nuthatch, Chiff-Chaffs, Willow Warbler.

John Preshaw et al

Hazlewood Moorside - male Reed Bunting, pair of Stonechat, 3 Little Owls, pair of Siskin gaathering nest material.


Sightings & foto - Roger Nelson.

Sunday 18 April 2021

Saturday 18 April 2021

 Barden Moor - 2 Ring Ouzel, a Wheatear, Snipe drumming, pair of Stonechat, 2 Kestrel.

Susan & Thomas Simcock

Friday 16 April 2021

Friday 16 April 2021

Bradup - 33 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe


Sightings & foto from Phil Matthews



Barden Bridge - Strid Woods - male Pied Flycatcher, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail

Hazlewood - 2 Swallows, pair of Little Owls.


 Sightings & foto by Roger Nelson

Thursday 15 April 2021

 Glovershaw/ Sconce - an evening walk produced 27 Oystercatchers feeding in a flock, a pair of Stonechat plus 4 singing Willow Warblers.

Shaun Radcliffe

Thursday 15 April 2021

Wednesday 14 April 2021

Folly Hall Woods - single male Redstart, single male Pied Flycatcher, Green Woodpecker.

Sightings & foto by Jon Budworth

Glovershaw/Sconce - Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler, 3 Swallow, 6 Oystercatchers



Phil Matthews

Bolton Bridge - Hazlewood - 3 Common Sandpiper,3 Sand Martin, 2 singing Blackcap

Roger Nelson

 

Tuesday 13 April 2021

Tuesday 13 April 2021

Private Wetlands (permit only) - female Common Scoter


Sighting & foto by Simon Carey

Trough Lane, Oxenhope -  7 Wheatear

Nab Water Lane -  2 Wheatear

Leeshaw Reservoir - 2 pair of Teal, single Snipe, 4 Redshank

Brian Vickers


Bingley garden - Goldcrest carrying nesting material.

Shaun Radcliffe 

Monday 12 April 2021

Monday 12 April 2021

Bridgehouse Beck - pair of Dippers collecting insects, pair of Grey Wagtails, 2 Chiff-Chaff, single Siskin & Swallow.

Howard Creber


Hazlewood - Storiths - 2 singing Willow Warblers, 3 Chiff-Chaff, 2 Green Woodpeckers, pair of Grey Wagtails, pair of Little Owls.

Roger Nelson  

Sunday 11 April 2021

Sunday 11 April 2021

 Glovershaw area - 2 Wheatear, 100 plus Golden Plover, Stonechat, Little Owl


Sightings & photo from Steve Meredith

Saturday 10 April 2021

 Apperley Bridge - 2 singing Blackcap, GSW drumming, 30 Sand Martin over nest banks, 3 Swallow, Kingfisher.

Damien Pearson


Low Bradley - Swallow, singing Skylark.

Joy Leach

Wednesday 7 April 2021

Wednesday 7 April 2021

Barden Bridge - Strid Woods - Storiths Back Road - Common Sandpiper (earliest record for 50 years for the observer), Mandarin Ducks, 4 Grey wagtail, 3 Chiff-Chaff plus a dozen Fieldfare.


 Photo & records from Roger Nelson

Glovershaw area - flock of over 100 Golden Plover seen yesterday still in the area.

Ian Skayman

Tuesday 6 April 2021

Tuesday 6 April 2021

Baildon - an unusual site for this species - A Wheatear seen on the roof of a building at Hoyle Court.

Jeremy Taylor


And here is the proof !


 Between Glovershaw & Weecher Reservoir - flock of 120 Golden Plover this morning.

Shaun Radcliffe

Sunday 4 April 2021

Sunday 4 April 2021

Raw Nook N R, South Bradford - Willow Warbler, Redshank, 4 Chiff-Chaff, 2 Lesser Redpoll.

Martyn Priestley


 Altar Road, Bingley - pair of Siskin, singing Blackcap, Chiff-Chaff. 

Myrtle Park - drumming GSW, calling Nuthatch. At nearby lake, now 6 established Grey Heron nests.

Shaun Radcliffe

Saturday 3 April 2021

Saturday 3 April 2021

Caldene Fields, South Bradford - singing Blackcap, first for the site this year.

Martyn Priestley


R Aire, Wagon Lane stretch - 20 Sand Martin

Thomas Simcock  

MESSAGE TO B O G MEMBERS WHO ARE KEY HOLDERS AT STOCKBRIDGE

Please note the Reserve is closed temporarily due to work being undertaken to the school entrance. 

Further advice will be provided once the school returns back from the Easter break.

Shaun Radcliffe